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Learning To Skateboard


Learning To Skateboard

 

Ready, set, fall

On your face, not your feet

I know it’s not graceful

But you ought to be grateful 

Because sometimes, asphalt is all we have to eat

 

Ready, set, get up

On your board, and skate until your bones break or the sun sets

(Whatever comes first)

I know It’s not nimble

But let it be a symbol 

Of how you carry yourself through life

 

Ready, set, glide

Through the streets, kickflips and cool tricks as you ride

I know now it comes easy

But don’t let that stop you from 

Helping someone else who still needs to try

 

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